Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A200

Below, we will be comparing the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-45 (10MP) and the A200 (10MP) is pretty close but the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The FE-45 was announced 6 months after the A200 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FE-45 scores versus the A200 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 comes with outside dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A200 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-45 versus the A200.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and A200 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by viewing specs. The pic underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and A200.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit different sensor sizes. The FE-45 comes with the smaller sensor which will make getting shallow DOF tougher.